Improvement in gates



naar sala @anni nosnA'BALLoU GRANDALL, ,or BnoofrouNEW Youn.

Letters Patent No. 1'11, 322,'dated January 81, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES'.

The Schedule referred-to in these Letters Patent: and making part of thesame. l

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, HosEABALLoU ORANDALL, ofBroeton, in the county of Ghautauquaand State oi' New York, haveinvented a certain newr and useful Improvement in Gates, of which thefollowing'is a specification.

Nature of the Intention.

lhis invention relates to drop-folding gates;V and consists mainly'inthe adaptation of a broad ilange to such gates covering 'the slot intowhich the gate falls, and the arrangement of parts necessary to eiectthis object.

General Deseription.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is-a sectional elevation, showing the gateraised. i

Figure 2 is a similar view showing it lowered.

Figure 3, av cross-section of the platform, withthe gate folded therein.y

A A are side-pieces, forming the hollow platform or bed, B, into whichthe gate C folds down diagonally' through a slot made thereinl. ThisbedY is without a bottom, so as to allow snow, 85e., to sini; into theground and not interfere with the working of. the gate.

Notohed cross-pieces, a a., receive and hold 'the lower or stationarybar b of the bottoms of the slats c are pivoted.

The tops are pivoted to a bar, d.

-On top of bar cl is fastened a flat, wide Range, D,

gate, to which the made longer than the gate, which flange serves thedouble purpose of hovering over or bridging the slot -or bed when thegate drops into it, keeping out dirt and water, anda-lso protecting thegate from injury from wheels passing over it.

' A ring, or its equivalent, fastened in the top of the gate, enablesany one to readily raise or lower it by' C laten..

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement, with the folding gate C and slotted platform B, of theelongated flange D and stop y, when constructed and operating as hereinshown and described. p

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my naine in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

- HOSEA B. CRANDALL;

Witnesses:

i J. R, DRAKE,

C. N. Woonwaun.

